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for hen houses

The specimens were numerous and fine. Our thanks are given to Mr Jones for his fine exhibit of pears, celery and nine [1 word underlined] varieties of apples.

Mary Magruder had a brlliiant display of dahlias, 30 varieties.

Questions

1| Will it do to move black berries? they are growing among peach trees. Yes

2| What two best varieties of chicken for table and eggs? Plymouth Rock best all round variety. White Leghorn for eggs.

3| Best early sweet corn? New England Cosmopolitan. Adams not sweet but early

4| How get a piece of sod land in condition for a garden? Plow this fall after manuring, and replow in the spring and plant.

5| Is it too late to sow Spinach? not for spring use. Roger Farquhar plants early in the spring

6| How early does New England corn come?
First of July.

7| A grapevine which has never had much attention and is much tangled how treat it? Cut off in December leaving 2 or 3 stalks.